žę̄dàti

žę̄dàti Grammatical information: v. Accent paradigm: b Proto-Slavic meaning: `wish, desire'

Old Church Slavic:

žędati `wish, long for, desire' [verb], žęždǫ [1sg]

Russian:

žadát' (dial.) `thirst for' [verb], žadáju [1sg]

Czech:

žádati `ask, demand' [verb]

Slovak:

žiadat' `ask, demand' [verb]

Polish:

żądać `demand' [verb]

Upper Sorbian:

žadać `wish, desire, demand' [verb]

Lower Sorbian:

žedaś `demand' [verb]

Lithuanian:

pasigèsti `miss' [verb], pasigeñda [3ps]

Comments: The nasal of the Slavic root must have originated from a nasal present, cf. Lith. -geñda.

Other cognates:

Gk. θέσσασθαι `pray for' [verb];

Gk. ποθέω `desire' [verb]